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-126 BONES-
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*6 GROUPS* —>
-PECTORAL GIRDLES-
-ARMS-
-HANDS-
-PELVIS-
-LEGS-
-FEET-
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1
-4 BONES-
(2 [BONES] IN EACH [PEC])
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2
-6 BONES-
(3 [BONES] IN EACH [ARM])
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3
-54 BONES-
(27 [BONES] IN EACH [HAND])
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4
-2 BONES-
(1 ON EACH SIDE OF BODY)
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5
-8 BONES-
(4 [BONES] IN EACH [LEG])
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6
-52 BONES–
(26 [BONES] IN EACH [FOOT])
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4 + 6 + 54 + 2 + 8 + 52 = 126
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-the appendicular skeleton is the portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones that support the ‘appendages’-
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(‘appendages’ appeared as ‘fins’ in early fish, and subsequently evolved into the ‘limbs’ of ‘tetrapods’)
(the ‘appendicular skeleton’ includes the ‘skeletal elements’ within the ‘limbs’, as well as supporting ‘pectoral’ + ‘pelvic’ girdles in the case of ‘tetrapods’ (these are lacking in fish))
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(the word ‘appendicular’ is the adjective of the noun appendage, which itself means “a part that is joined to something larger”)
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*SKETCHES*
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☜*“THE HUMAN SKELETAL SYSTEM”* ☞ 
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